Shadowlands

The Shadowlands by Michael S. McGowan is a walk down the darkside. In a city where humans and vampires share an uneasy coexistence, private investigator Chad Lowe has been hired to solve a murder. The victim: an influential vampire's devoted human mistress. What, in the beginning, looks like an act of political retribution quickly takes on dimensions far more gruesome than Lowe could have possibly imagined. Chad soon finds himself surrounded by a menagerie of both humans and vampires immersed in a world of theft, extortion, and underground pornography- where life is only as valuable as what it can be traded for. The only person he can trust is his own beloved, Anastasia; a vampire warrior tasked with keeping her own kind in line. At least, so it seems, because in a city like this secrets are hardly a precious commodity and betrayal carries a price higher than gold. Two worlds, human and vampire, are about to collide- and no one is going to be left standing.Yes, she's realizing her dream of opening a mystery bookstore; Yes, she found Mr. Right, in the form of a six-foot-four handsome sheriff. But, when the bookstore attracts an elderly widow with a mystery of her own, Hannah may need more help than Carolyn Hart or Lonnie Cruse can provide.Who's threatening a feeble old widow? And why would she come to the mystery bookstore owner for protection? As Hannah starts unraveling this tangled web she finds more than she bargained for: eccentric heirs, animal activists, and maybe even a few stray bullets. What a way to spoil a honeymoon. Good thing the Sheriff of Van Zandt County has a big gun...McGowan, Michael is the author of 'Shadowlands ' with ISBN 9780975857175 and ISBN 0975857177.